I Have Seen The Highlands guitar chords and lyrics
I Have Seen The Highlands guitar chords and lyrics. The ukulele chord shapes are also included. The song was also recorded by The McCalmans and Charlie Zahm. Written by Matt McGinn. To play along with Matt use the chords I have given which are in the key of G. A Scottish folk song.
[G]I was [A]born and bred in [Bm]Glasgow
In a [F#m]Glasgow [G]tene[A]ment And when [Bm]people [F#m]spoke of my [D]bonny [F#m]land I [D]didn't know [A]what they [G]meant[D] [D]But then I [A]took to [Bm]travel And [A]I roamed far and wide[F#m] And now [G]when I sing of my [Em]native [F#m]land I [D]sing with [Em]love and [G]pride[D] CHORUS: [D]I hae [A]seen the [Bm]hielands [F#m]I hae [G]seen the [A]low And [Bm]I will sing of my [Em]native [F#m]land Wher[D]ever [Em]I may [G]go [D] Oh, Nature [A]took the [Bm]tantrum In [F#m]many an [G]age gone [A]by To [Bm]add to [D]all of her wondrous [F#m]works She [D]thought she'd [Em]have a [G]try[D] She toiled [A]and she [Bm]thundered She [F#m]rumbled [G]and she [A]roared She [Bm]made the [F#m]hielands of [D]Scotland[F#m] The [D]glory of [Em]the [G]world [D]Oh, [A]strolling down by [Bm]Oban [D]Rolling down by [A]Perth On the [Bm]rugged coast of Ar[Em]gyllshire [D]finds The finest [Em]place on [G]earth Go [D]ramblin' in [A]the [Bm]Cuillins See [F#m]Ben Lo[G]mond in the [G]mist On the [Bm]lovely island of [F#m]Mulla Hear the [D]songbird [G]at its best[D] The [D]Irish [A]and the [Bm]English, the [F#m]Afri[G]can and the [A]Turk, In a [Bm]world of [F#m]joy and of [D]harmo[F#m]ny to[D]gether [Em]we must [G]work, [D]On the shores of [A]foreign [Bm]brothers, we'll [F#m]lay no [A]robber's hand[Bm], And all we [D]ask is to toil and live in our own [Em]native [G]land. Alternative ending verse And [D]now that [A]I am [Bm]older My [F#m]children [G]long since [A]gone I've [Bm]sung to [F#m]them of our [D]glory [F#m]days As [D]golden [Em]as the [G]dawn[D] And [D]when my [A]years are [Bm]over And my [F#m]final [A]breath has passed[Bm] I'll ask for [D]only my hieland hame Where I'll [Em]take my [G]rest |
Here's an alternative version of the chords.
[F]I was [G]born and bred in [Am]Glasgow In a [Em]Glasgow [F]tene[G]ment And when [Am]people [Em]spoke of my [C]bonny [Em]land I [C]didn't know [G]what they [F]meant[C] [C]But then I [G]took to [Am]travel And [G]I roamed far and wide[Em] And now [F]when I sing of my [Dm]native [Em]land I [C]sing with [Dm]love and [F]pride[C] CHORUS: [C]I hae [G]seen the [Am]hielands [Em]I hae [F]seen the [G]low And [Am]I will sing of my [Dm]native [Em]land Wher[C]ever [Dm]I may [F]go [C] Oh, Nature [G]took the [Am]tantrum In [Em]many an [F]age gone [G]by To [Am]add to [C]all of her wondrous [Em]works She [C]thought she'd [Dm]have a [F]try[C] She toiled [G]and she [Am]thundered She [Em]rumbled [F]and she [G]roared She [Am]made the [Em]hielands of [C]Scotland[Em] The [C]glory of [Dm]the [F]world [C]Oh, [G]strolling down by [Am]Oban [C]Rolling down by [G]Perth On the [Am]rugged coast of Ar[Dm]gyllshire [C]finds The finest [Dm]place on [F]earth Go [C]ramblin' in [G]the [Am]Cuillins See [Em]Ben Lo[F]mond in the [F]mist On the [Am]lovely island of [Em]Mulla Hear the [C]songbird [F]at its best[C] The [C]Irish [G]and the [Am]English, the [Em]Afri[F]can and the [G]Turk, In a [Am]world of [Em]joy and of [C]harmo[Em]ny to[C]gether [Dm]we must [F]work, [C]On the shores of [G]foreign [Am]brothers, we'll [Em]lay no [G]robber's hand[Am], And all we [C]ask is to toil and live in our own [Dm]native [F]land. Alternative ending verse And [C]now that [G]I am [Am]older My [Em]children [F]long since [G]gone I've [Am]sung to [Em]them of our [C]glory [Em]days As [C]golden [Dm]as the [F]dawn[C] And [C]when my [G]years are [Am]over And my [Em]final [G]breath has passed[Am] I'll ask for [C]only my hieland hame Where I'll [Dm]take my [F]rest |